The United States men's hockey team built a 5-0 lead through two periods, then coasted to a 6-2 win over Slovakia at Milano Santagiulia Arena to advanced to the gold-medal game against Canada on Sunday.
Jack Hughes scored twice in the second period — his first the eventual game-winner — with Dylan Larkin, Tage Thompson, Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk.
Thompson was injured inthe second period and did not play the third. team USA reported he was being held out for precautionary reasons.
My take: A drubbing, though they were a little too relaxed in the third period. No sleeping in on Sunday. Puck drop is 8:10 a.m. ET. Sunday will be 46th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice." That wasn't a gold-medal game, but they could use the juju just the same.
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U.S. men rout Slovakia
The United States men's hockey team built a 5-0 lead through two periods, then coasted to a 6-2 win over Slovakia at Milano Santagiulia Arena to advanced to the gold-medal game against Canada on Sunday.
Jack Hughes scored twice in the second period — his first the eventual game-winner — with Dylan Larkin, Tage Thompson, Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk.
Thompson was injured inthe second period and did not play the third. team USA reported he was being held out for precautionary reasons.
My take: A drubbing, though they were a little too relaxed in the third period. No sleeping in on Sunday. Puck drop is 8:10 a.m. ET. Sunday will be 46th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice." That wasn't a gold-medal game, but they could use the juju just the same.
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